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(No Model.)

, J. W. BRAYMAN.

MILKING STOOL.

Patented Aug; 1, 1882.

, INV/11N '/'0 Mago,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. BRAYMAN, OF GANISTEO, NEW YORK.

MlLKlNG-STOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,903, dated August1, 1882.

Application led May 2, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom fit may concern Be it known that I, JOHN W. BRAYMAN@ citizenof the United States, residing at Ganisteo, in the county of Steuben andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMilking-Stools; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and tiguresof reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification Figure 1 being a top view of my improvedmilking-stool; Fig. 2, a bottom view thereof; Fig. 3, a side view ofthesame; Fig. 4., afront end view ofthe same.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in all ofthe figures.

The seat A of the stool is made oblong to enable the cage or holder Bfor-the milk-pail to be attached to the front end thereof". Thispail-holder B is peculiarlyY constructed, as t'ollows: A wire,a,t'or theupper rim of the holder being bent into a round forni, has its two endslet down through the seat A and clinched underneath, as shown in Fig. 2.The frontend,

b, ofthe 'seat is hollowed out to complete the circle partially formedby the wire a, which rests partly on the seat, as shown in Fig. 1. Tocomplete the cage or holder, two pieces, c d, of iat metallic strips orhoop-stuff are bent to form the sides and bottom ot' the cage, andcrosseach other at right angles, or thereabout. The strip c is secured to theseat at one end, and at the other end it is secured to the wire a bybending round it, and the two ends of the strip d are similarly attachedto the wire rim. Then, below the bottom ofthe cage. feet or supports f ff, each of flat strips of metal bent into a V shape, are secured in anysuitable way to the strips c d, and extend down to alevel with the lowerend of the stool-legs g g, substan tially as shown. Thus the cage orpail-holder is firmly supported on the Iioor or ground independently ofthe stool itself, and the entire holder is quite light, though itsecurely holds the milk-pail. This, in addition tothe ordinary purposeof lightness, prevents the stool from being overweighted at the frontend, and enables the stool and holder together to be balanced near themiddle of the stool, this being assisted by putting two of the threelegs of the stool behind and only one in front. Hand and thumb holes ht' are cut in the stool near The whole construction of the stool andholder is simple and cheap, and it is convenient to use and easy tohandle.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

AImilking-stool provided with a pail-holder, B, constructed with a wirerim, c, and thin strap-metal bottom strips c d, and feet j' f f, allformed and united substantially as and for the purpose herein specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. BRAYMAN. Witnesses:

F. H. ROBINSON, A. M. BURRELI..

the balancingpoint to lift and carry the stool 1

